Yokkaichi Galbo
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| Location: 三重県四日市市泊小柳4-5パワーシティー四日市F棟, Japan |
| Opened: 1995-03-18[1] |
| Closed: 2008-02-20[2] |
Yokkaichi Galbo (四日市ガルボ), later Sega World Yokkaichi Galbo (セガワールド四日市ガルボ), is a former Galbo and latterly Sega World venue opened by Sega.
Originally opened under the Amusement Theme Park concept in March 1995,[1] its attractions and entry fee were scrapped by December,[3] with it remaining as a game centre until its closure in February 2008.[2]
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History
Located on the premises of the Power City outdoor strip mall, Yokkaichi Galbo was the fourth indoor theme park venue opened by Sega, becoming one of three Galbo parks alongside the then-flagship Yokohama Joypolis. It proved to perform poorly in the following months, and all of its attractions besides AS-1 and Virtua Formula had been removed by December.[3] A discontinuation of the plans for further Galbo locations occurred shortly afterwards, eventually rendering all three of the existing venues as little more than game centres.
By the late 1990s, it had become officially recognised as a Sega World, though the original Galbo branding remained intact. The venue's second floor became disused in the process of this, only seeing use for storage and a manga exhibition thereafter.[4] Sega Kara facilities were also added during this time. Sega World Yokkaichi Galbo became the final remaining Galbo venue after the September 2007 closure of the Osaka site, and would too close shortly afterward in February 2008.[2]
Following closure, the building formerly housing the game centre became home to a Hattori Furniture Store outlet until the entire Power City site was demolished in 2019 and reconstructed as a new AEON mall.
Attractions
- AS-1 (1995-03-18 – )
- Ghost Hunters (1995-03-18 – )
- Mad Bazooka (1995-03-18 – )
- Virtua Formula (1995-03-18 – )
- VR-1 (1995-03-18 – )
- Mad Bazooka (18-03-1995 - 19-12-1995)
- VR-1 (18-03-1995 - 19-12-1995)
- Ghost Hunters (18-03-1995 - 19-12-1995)
- AS-1 (18-03-1995 - 199x)
- Virtua Formula (18-03-1995 - 199x)
Branding
| Name | Branding | Date |
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| Yokkaichi Galbo (四日市ガルボ) | Galbo | 1995-03-18 |
| Sega World Yokkaichi Galbo (セガワールド四日市ガルボ) | Sega World | 2001-08-04[5] |
| Closed | 2008-02-20 | |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Yokkaichi Galbo/Magazine articles.
Gallery
1995
Inside
Promotional material
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://location.sega.jp:80/loc_web/yokkaichi_gb.html (Wayback Machine: 2008-04-01 13:49)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Game Machine, "1996-03-01" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 2
- ↑ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/games/news/9906/04/news05.html
- ↑ http://sega.jp:80/location/galbo/4galbo.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-02-18 01:52)
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| Attractions at Yokkaichi Galbo |
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| AS-1 (1995 – ) | Ghost Hunters (1995 – ) | Mad Bazooka (1995 – ) | Virtua Formula (1995 – ) | VR-1 (1995 – ) |
| Galbo venues in Japan |
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| Ichikawa | Osaka ATC | Yokkaichi |